Grease bucket



June 4, 1929. MANLEY GREASE BUCKET Filed Dec. 30, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet vINVENTOE R. E. MANLEY GREASE BUCKET June 4, 1929.

Filed Dec. 50, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 4, '1929.

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Application filed December 30,1924. 1 Serial at. "255,299.:

This invention relates to a dispensing appliance. adapted for thehandling of heavy three-way valve for controlling the'a'ction ofthepump. through the bucket.

I f Figure 2 is an almost central vertical secoils and light greasessuch as are used in auto mobile differentials and transmissions; It

consists of a grease bucket, a pump centrally located. therein a. hose.for conveylng the grease to some distance from the bucket and a Figure1' is acentral 7 vertical section tiontaken at right angles to Figure-1.

Figure 3 is atop plan view. Figure 4 is a horizontal cross section takenat 44= in Figure 2 through a three-way valve 7 attached to the bottom.of the pump. 1

The bucket bodyis built up of sheet metal sides10, a sheet metal bottom11, and a ring or three-legged spider 12, which surrounds V andstrengthens the bucket at the bottom seam.v A flanged sheet metal cover14 isheld on by means of lid bolts'lfi which project throughjand hold"down a three-armed cast ng 1 6. This casting 16 is the foundation towhichall of theworks are attached. None of the parts are bolted'er fastin any way to the bottom 11. A pump barrel 20 is attached to the centerof 16 and projects nearlyto the 3O bettom of the bucket and is providedwith a piston 21 and a square pistonrod 22. The lower end, of the pumpbarrel is attached to a casting which just touches the bOttOlDi 11 andextends over to one side of the pump barrel where it is formed so as'toserve as the body Ofa large three-waycockor valve.

' Th s bodywis provided with a plug 32pm- .vi ded .withan.operatingstem33 having a handle 34. The plug is provided with twoopenings and the valve body with three openings. These openings'are bestseen in Fig ure 4:. 35 leads to the pump body; 36 tothe 1 tion hood orelse between the bucket bottom, and 37 to the hose 38. Figure 2-showsthe opening 36 leading to a hood 39 with its lip carrying the suctiondown to very near the bottom of the bucket while the open-f ing 37 leadsalmost directly to the hose 38.

Examining Figure 4 it willbe seen that the two openings of the plug willestablish connections between the pump barrel and the sucpump barrel andthe hose.

The pump plunger 22 is provided with a handle 23 at the top for use whenalight fluid is being handled, and the ratchet gearing is typ of ns r ten an ft i p rmi as flow and discharge of theoll or grease."Turnnotneeded. Thisplunger is square in cross on a handle 29 and all ofthe above gearing is mountedon a frame 50whichisbolte'd to the Yupperside ofthe member .16. The sheet met'- at lid lt has an openingforpurposes I providedwitha lid 51'.

A pumpbarrel 2O threaded intothe castingl6 and a heavy uprightflange'41'is located atsome. distance froin the pump barrel.

'20. Clamping nuts 42am 43' are necessary to make the ofthebarrel20strong; enough. These nuts are; provided with notchese and 45andthe'casting 16 has a few" holes 4t& drilled through it very near thebarrel. verflow grease will becauglit by the flange ll andcanflewtlirough openings" 44;; holes 46, and openings radiant-bucket;

vVhen using heavygrease the compound. ratchet leverage makes it easy toeither} draw in grease using pawl 27or dischargefthe sam i u ing pawl28: The pump 'is valve less in the sense that it has no pump'c'heck"valves, all of tliecontrolling of directing of the greasebeing done bythe hand operated threegway Valve h d. t e o 'mof thlflllhl lyith thisarrangement it ispossi'ble to in crease the portarea greatly over anyother ing the three-way valve so as to eohnect'the pump barrel Wltllthehose 'and leaving'it in that position the grease bucketlnay be usedas a syringe to drawlthe oldlubrican't out'of a dilferential or'transmission box' and their pour kerosene or gasoline over the gears toclean them-after which'the kerosene or gasoline may be withdrawn and thediiferential'or i Y.

transmission .box filled with new lubricant. The capacity of. the bucketis 25 pounds,.as usually constructed, and the stroke of the.

pump is approximately 12 inches. A pound 1 of grease is sucked in anddischarged by one stroke. The usual 'operationof the device is asfollows: i

The handle 35% is turnedso as to iconne ct the port 35 with port 37,that. is,"the pump; chamber with the suction hood; the pawl 27 isthrownin and the handle 29 manipulated to.

- iorreciprocating said raise thepump piston'2l, thus drawing the pumpbarrel full. of heavy grease; the handle 341s next turned so as toconnect port 35 with port '86, which connects and the handle'29manipulated whereupon the pump piston will be forced downwardly,thus'compelling the grease .to flow from the pump barrel out through thehose.

What I claim is: p

' 1. In a portable greasebucket, a fluid contai ner, a cover therefor, apump centrally mounted on the cover andterminating short of the I bottomof the container, a valveless piston in the pump chamber, manual meanseluding a gear and ratchet for, reciprocating said piston, a flexiblehose'passing thru the coverjand extending into the container andindependent of thepiston and means within the container for connectingthe pump chams dram openings to tainer any grease or fluid that mayescape from the top ot thepump cylinder.

3. Ina portablegrease bucket, a light metal fluid container, a, coveradapted to be detach- I ably secured to said container, a pumpcylinmeans for reciproder secured to said cover, M

the boteating the pump piston, a casting at;

. tom of said pump cylinder and carried thereby, a flexible tubepassingthru said cover and securedto said casting, a three-way Valveinsaid v casting, a verticalrod secured to said valve and extending 'thru'the] cover and adapted to beturned about its axis to, connectthepumpcylinder with the hose or with the interior of the c'onta'inenandmeans, upon the cover for: supporting thepump chamber,

the pump cham- I ber with the hose; pawl 28 is then engaged piston,mechanism in bucket at the bottom, a

the casting and the mechanism for operating the pump pist'on. V l 4. Ina portable grease bucket, a container, a detachablec'over therefor, apump cylinder secured to said cover, a valveless piston in said anon-rotatable rack bar; secured to a handle on said rack bar, ratchetcylinder, said piston, and .pawl mechanism cooperating with said rackbarto reciprocate the piston, a three-way valve carried by said pumpcylinder within the container and a flexible hose passing thru,

said cover and communicating with said three-way valve whereby greaseand oilinay be discharged into or sucked from an automobiledifferential.

5. In a devicefor handling heavy oils and soft greases, a sheet metalbucket, legged base surrounding flanged sheet metal cover, lid boltssecured to the bucket and projecting thru said cover, an armedc'astiiigvheld against said cover by said lid bolts, and measdlschargingmechanism carried by uring and saidcasting for measuring grease takeninto or discharged from sald bucket.

6. I In a portable grease bucket, a container,

a cover therefor, a pump cylinder passing thru said cover, nuts securingsaidcylinder to said cover and anannular flange extending andstrengthening the upwardly from said cover, said nuts having Ypassageways therethrough and. there beinga passagewaybetween the pumpcylinder" and the cover whereby any. overflow of grease frointhe pumpcylinder will be caught by 1 the flange and be'directed thru saidopenings back into the container.'

.7; In a portable grease bucket, a container,

a cover therefor, a pump carried by said cover and extending into the0OIltZLlIl6I,j'

manual means for reciprocating-the pump, and geared meansalso forreciprocating the pump whereby grease may be pumped ordinarily by thehand operated means and the mechanical means maybe used wli'en'puinpingagainst a pressure or whenheavyfluid'isbe ing handled.

In testi .7, fi mony whereof I aflix my signature.

Bonner n; 'MA'NLEY.

